Todd Palin Offered Bristol A Car To Dump Levi

The full GQ profile of Levi Johnston is now online. The whole article is pretty interesting, especially if you're into bear hunting. But the most revealing passages from the subject himself come at the end, where he discusses his breakup with Bristol Palin.

Just going over there makes me pretty damn uncomfortable. I would call and say, "Can I pick him up?" It was, "No, you can't have him, but you can come see him." Just going over there, and Todd and Sarah sitting there staring at me, doesn't do it for me. Todd never says anything, really. Sarah, I don't know. She's a politician. She knows how to throw in a fake smile and look happy. They're pretty good at that.

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Everybody was kind of like, we didn't talk as much anymore, you know, and we just kind of like drifted apart, as far as me and Sarah and Todd. Then me and Bristol just started fighting more and more. I thought it was, like, 'cause she was pregnant, she was moody and that kind of thing. So I was dealing with it and stuff. But it didn't stop after she had Tripp. Things got worse. So I was like, "All right."

As to whether he wanted to get back together with Bristol, Levi said "That's just not even in my mind ... There's lots of pretty girls." But when asked whether it bothered him that he "changed your whole life for this future and now they've shut you out," the young father simply said, "Yes."

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In an yet-to-be released interview with GQ, Levi Johnston, the ex-boyfriend of teen mom Bristol Palin (and father to her son, Tripp) reveals even more details about the dynamics of his relationship with Bristol and her family.

Johnston told GQ that Todd Palin, on multiple occasions, offered to buy his daughter a car if she would break up him.

Since their split in March the two have separately given numerous media interviews, in which various divides have emerged. Johnston has declared that abstinence is unrealistic and been fairly frank in discussing the couple's love life. His family has also gone public with complaints that the Palins do not allow them enough contact with the baby. Bristol, on the other hand, after initially questioning abstinence has become an ardent campaigner for the cause but reluctant to discuss her own romantic past.

According to New York Magazine, who snagged a preview of the article, Johnston said he has no plans to get back together with Bristol.

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[NapaNose]

Poor Levi. . men hit their sexual peak around age 18. . imagine, this whole sordid scenario was the peak of Levi's "manly" career. . . it's all downhill from here (imagine!). . . holdin' down a barstool, bummin' brewskis and hopin' to get a little lovin before the closing lights go on. . . .

[tippydog11]

Palin and Todd need to mind their own business period....­... ---leave these two young people make their own decisions and now they have a child....P­alin cry's abortion? This child needs his father and mother. Will buy a car? Sick......­. so this child has no father in his life..you hypocrite Palin... What is Palin going to do bash this young mans character like her ex brother in law?

[SocialNote47]

Next Play Girl. All nude issue....

[1988]

I'd buy it

[PhDiva]

Shooting Bears and wolves from the sky, no cost to Palin's career. Withholding funding for rape kits for women, no cost to Palin's Career. Pregnant teen daughter, no cost to Palin's career. Levi's big mouth...pr­icey. (and priceless to those of us who want this woman to go away.)

[WATCHDOG1]

Do you think if we gave Sarah Palin a car she would go away? I'll donate some $.

[Riddex]

Do you think if you all would quit blogging about her she might go away?

[SueInCA]

yet you are here

[grammargirl]

I don't want her to go away. She has to provide us with some comic relief in 2012. Last November the whole campaign was so spirited that for the first time so many Americans got involved in the process. Can't wait to see what her talking points will be next time!

[JBCinSD]

Count me in.

[jrosen24]

As a side note--SNL was hard on Palin, not Mccain. And that was because her initial Katey Couric interview was so abismally ignorant that people wanted a way to laugh at her, as they feared she might actually end up a decision-making on foreign policy. SNL can't kill a candidate--they merely jump on burning bandwagons. Don't blame them for taking own Palin. They were pretty soft on Obama though.

[bugsbonzai]

You just said SNL jumps on burning bandwagons. So was Obama a burning bandwagon? No? Then the criticism of SNL being "soft" on him has no weight.

[foxbat]

They weren't soft on him, it was just that he wasn't all that funny compared to the folks that were "stealing the spotlight.­" I mean let's face it, you had Clinton, Palin, Biden, and even McCain to some extent and the supporting cast at the RNC. Leno and Letterman were both heard saying that Obama, at the time, just didn't have as many things that were funny about him and, let's face it, he ended up being the most "adult" candidate of the pack and adults tend to be less funny than kids and goofballs and animal acts. Watch an episode of America's Funnist Videos and there are very few serious adults that win the prize, but lots of kids, animal acts, and goofballs.

Now that we are getting a chance to see a little more of Obama, we are seeing that he does have a pretty good sense of humor and seems to be helping the late-night comedians with some of his own self-deprecating humor. Of course, again, he's in competition with kids and goofballs everytime people like Bachmann, Foxx, Cheney, Limbaugh, Gingrich, etc. Expect SNL to do something on the GOP with Cheney/Powell or GOP/Sotomayor this weekend unless Biden steps in it.

[jrosen24]

First--the "democrats" and "republicans" are just titles, that fuel some kind of weird warfare that's happening in the comments section here, with people screaming ad hominem at each other. I don't get it. These aren't warring tribes. And they don't even have consistent ideologies­--individu­al rights would favor economic free market policies allied to progressive social laws (like a Barry Goldwater, who spent the last years of his life fighting subtly for gay rights in his hometown). Tribalist religionism would favor socialist economic policies and anti-progressive, conformist moral legislation (guess which of the two I'm in favor of). So no wonder everyone here yells at each other--one of your parties is anti-free market, but pro free-market morality, one of your parties claims to be pro-free market (they're not, in practice), and anti free morality. Maybe if we started an actual debate of ideas, instead of angrily denouncing cheney or the palins, we'd get somewhere--and could actually have a coherent debate about principles, rather than a meaningless shouting match based on ignorant assumptions about the supposed ideologies of parties (as in the "Free market" has failed talking point that many use against the Bush years--as if the market was free during the Bush years, or the "Ayn Rand supporters hate gays" when the supposedly far right "objectivists" are the most socially progressive of any group in the country).

[krayonc]

that's the smartest thing I've read on this site all day.....

[JoeSausage]

Objectivism: an elaborate justification for pathological selfishness.

[Cowboylove]

Amen to that. Ayn Rand has many followers because there are many selfish people in the world. Trust fund babies like George W. Bush embrace Ayn Rand because it makes them feel better about abusing the working class.

Republicans are the party of the wealthy pure and simple. I was a republican for years, but seeing them totally in control was terrifying. I am not a Democrat - just cannot go that far, but I will never vote for a republican again. Never, ever, ever.

The Republican alternative to the stimulus plan was 2.5 trillion more in tax cuts to the super rich. While I have serious issues with the Bank and AIG bailout, I do know that historically tax cuts work only when directed at the middle class. Reagan's tax cuts to the rich did not work -at all. We had three recessions in 10 years - and the largest deficits in any no war period in history.

Lately I feel like everyone is looking after the extremely wealthy. Why are we bailing out hedge fund managers, for God's sake?

[JBCinSD]

Agree that party labels, thrown around here and elsewhere, are largely meaningless. A Barry Goldwater Republican would have little support for Republican George Bush's actions. Many here seem not to have seen the evolution or, worse yet, accept the stated party principles as truth while ignoring the actions.

I'm with you - let's listen to what people say and, more importantly, watch what they do and vote on that basis. Party labels are meaningless and do not foster enlightened debate or voters.

[mginla]

Very well reasoned. Excellent points. At the most basic level, the reason the parties are aligned in this seemingly incoherent or inconsistent fashion is because their power stems from somewhat random constituencies of supporters - groups that don't really logically mix together ideologically.
This is over-simplified, but:
Republicans get their power, primarily, by being aligned with big business and religiously conservative groups. Big business is driven by free market principles. It doesn't care much about personal freedoms. Religious groups are driven by conservative, sometimes restrictive personal principles, but don't really care about business regulation.

Democrats get power because of organized backing from labor unions and socially "progressive" or liberal groups. Labor unions don't care much about personal freedoms, but do care about systemic protection for laborers. Liberals tend to be for business regulation but more personal freedom (at least when it comes to social values).

Hence, we have a somewhat nonsensical alignment of political ideas. We need a third party. We could call it the "logical party" lol.

[SueInCA]

yet you are here spouting off your ideology

[RhymesWithRight]

Family offers child incentive to dump scuzzy boyfriend/­girlfriend­.

Happens every day in America.

Who cares?

[JShankel]

I thought conservatives were always going on about the importance of children being raised by a father and a mother? But I guess a mother and a car is just as good if not better, eh?

No wonder they're afraid we'll all start marrying inanimate objects if we legalize gay marriage. They seem very confused.

[notconfindtweenhatnboots]

Doesn't it take a mommy and a daddy to raise a baby?

Isn't that why there is so much opposition to gay people marrying or adopting children?

Aren't the Republican's values only used when it is convenient for them to do so?

[PhDiva]

I care. I am tired of Republicans spouting self-righteous family values rhetoric when they behave despicably in their own households.

[ChelseaC]

I agree with PhDiva .

[Cowboylove]

While Levi may be no great prize, the Palin family would be nightmare in-laws. I can think of few families with as many issues as the Palins.

[ywcachieve]

Why wouldn't Levi be a great prize? I don't see anything wrong with the boy. If you are talking about education and job, that can easily be handled in time.

[shades3]

The real loser in this whole mess is the new baby who, if Bristol had realized that she actually could get pregnant and protected herself, would never have been conceived.
But, now that he has been born, he needs his parents to look out for him, not worry about what Sarah and Todd Palin think, who seem to not know that none of this was his fault.
Levi and Bristol created this situation, through ignorance and carelessness. Now the payment has come due and they must do what is best for their son. Being a grownup has been thrust upon them too soon. But, it's too late to undo what will affect both of them, having chosen to raise the baby, for the rest of their lives.
It's a cautionary tale to be sure. So, Bristol is at least aware of that now in her interviews about unmarried sex and unplanned parenthood­....or seems to be.

[Melanie226]

Offering to buy your kid a car to dump their teen lover...se­en that one done several times, and it never works. How about a good, ol' fashion ultimatum. It works better, but requires both parents putting their foot down and being attentive with their children's lives, which doesn't really work if one is a self-serving person who touts family values, but puts their career ambitions in a higher spot.

[mollymac]

I remember when I was 16 and "in love", my parents and his parents decided we needed to break up because we were getting "too serious". OK. That didn't work. We ended up breaking up on our own because we were growing up and looking at life differently. Kids will hopefully work it through although having an infant does put a crimp in it.

[runfastandwin]

No wait.

Cheney/Palin 2012!

Seriously how much is it starting to look like Palin will get bounced off the ticket by then?

[ywcachieve]

Palin has not been promised the ticket. They have to have a primary, remember.

[runfastandwin]

Palin/Cheney 2012!

[Sarbear]

What is the farthest place on earth from here? If that comes true Canada isn't far enough!

[shades3]

Canada is not that far from the United States. Next-Door-­Neighbours in fact.
Dumping Palin on Canada would be the same thing as dumping the dog-doo from your dog in your yard, over the fence into your neighbour's yard.
Surely you don't advocate that sort of low-class behaviour, do you???

[smiththomas]

anything to stop a non political woman that has done a good job as a governor. If the SNL crew went to work on defaming Obama they could get the job done in short order. Palin has faults, but there is no fairness involved

[Beegood]

non political woman? how do you become governor without being political? I don't think even Sarah Palin would claim to be non political.

Anyone calling out "no fair" about Sarah Palin is a knee-jerk supporter of the GOP.

[Actongue]

SmithThomas is the Classsic example of Ignorance at its finest.

[denisew]

Palin's profound stupidity did her in, not SNL.

[stefiz]

palin supporters always forget that!!

[ywcachieve]

Her cluelessness, mean-spiritedness, and lack of education did her in.

[JKPHILLY]

non political? Pull your head out of your armpit! That woman was "defamed" by the SNL by using her own idiotic words! That woman has no more business running this country than her 6 year old daughter!

[nik74]

SNL merely highlighted her stupidity. They didn't even have to make the stuff up- they used her own words!

[smiththomas]

yes SNL used her own words. and anyones words could be used in the same manner.
In the case of Obama they choose not to. I call that being a Propaganda arm.

[SoccerNana]

I am tired of reading about Bristol Palin's baby's daddy and Levi Johnston's baby's momma. That is exactly what they are.

HP, stop with the "Levi Johnston, Bristol Palin's baby's FATHER" or the Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston's baby's MOTHER". That is not what they are!

They are a baby's momma and daddy, just like ALL unmarried people who have children BEFORE marriage.

[TommyMcCarthy]

Not all of us have access to "Mirriam-Webster's Dictonary of Hip-Hop Slang" there "nana".

Thanks, though....­I was unaware that the definition of the term (pronounced "babydaddy" where I live)...ha­d to do with a Marriage license.

My partner and I,....slil­l in our blissful PRE-marital state have three fine sons....th­e youngest 25!

WHO KNEW?! I'm a babydaddy three times over

Regards
tm

[rukiddingmerightnow]

So don't expect a card on father's day. I am waiting for hallmark to declare babydaddy day. Wouldn't that be precious?

[PhDiva]

Soccernana is absolutely correct, and tm's nasty post insulting hip hop proves her point. tm doesn't think he's a babydaddy because he's not black. We only use the term babydaddy and babymama to talk about black people. Fox News was certainly aware of the term when they called MIchelle Obama Barack's "babymama" even though they were married but they would never use those terms to talk about the white unmarried teens in the Palin family. We only think black people should be disparaged for having kids out of wedlock while white people should be supported and respected for doing the exact same thing.

By the way tm, the terms babydaddy and babymama have no relationship to hip hop culture. You don't know what you're talking about so just be quiet, babydaddy.

[rukiddingmerightnow]

Let me see if I have this right... you have to be married in order to be a 'mother' or a 'father.' If you are unmarried when you have your children you are a baby's momma or a baby's daddy. Is this correct? What are you if you were married when the children were born but then get divorced? Are you no longer a mother or father?

This is one of the most ridiculous things I have come across on this site.

[PhDiva]

Apparently if you are white and unmarried you can be a mother or father. However, if you are black AND married, you can still be dismissed as a babymama. That's what fox news did to Michelle Obama. You are missing the critique.

[mollymac]

So completely out of touch. Who ARE these people?

[SueInCA]

yet you are here......­..........­..reading it

[seraya]

What A story imagine how president sarah palin would rule beautiful america when this hockey mum of a woman cannot even keep a relationship within her family going OH GOD PLS SAVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FROM SARAH PALIN

[notconfindtweenhatnboots]

He has already. Stop worrying.

[Sarbear]

Then why won't she go away?

[H I McDonough]

She'd offer Iran a car to quit pursuing the bomb.

[macohmz]

David Vitter probably recommended the brand of diapers.